Blizzard (tornado, snowing, warm, ice)

[cleosmom]

I certainly hope that the weather forecasters are wrong about the upcoming storm we're due to get this weekend.

[Jammie]

Originally Posted by cleosmom

I certainly hope that the weather forecasters are wrong about the upcoming storm we're due to get this weekend.

Oh my, it does look like you have snow on the weather map. Are you supposed to be getting a huge storm?

[cleosmom]

Originally Posted by Jammie

Oh my, it does look like you have snow on the weather map. Are you supposed to be getting a huge storm?

Yes, under blizzard watch from 11:00pm Sat. to 11:00pm Sunday! Should prove to be interesting.

[cleosmom]

Well they cancelled our blizzard watch. Did get some winds that managed to close some hiways around here.

Sad part is yesterday during whiteout conditions someone lost their life

[Jammie]

Originally Posted by cleosmom

Well they cancelled our blizzard watch. Did get some winds that managed to close some hiways around here.

Sad part is yesterday during whiteout conditions someone lost their life

Oh no!!! That's always the worst of it.

So is your area supposed to get the big cold spell that's going to be in the central and eastern part of the country in the next day or two?

[cleosmom]

Cold spell? It's typical of us to drop below 0

[ElkHunter]

The snowing and blowing is hitting Sheridan this morning. We're under a snow advisory until midnight tonight.

[Jammie]

Oh my!! Well, I don't think the snow is heading our direction. It'll be too cold to snow. We have had a dusting of snow throughout the morning though. Luckily, it's the sweepable kind instead of the snow shovel kind.

[triton1]

Blizzards are really horrible, but for me, there is no worse winter weather than an ice storm. For me, ice storms are almost as bad as tornado warnings. Not only does the ice make roads as slippery as a skating rink, but it snaps power lines, flattens power poles and pylons, and leaves people without power for days. And in the winter, when you have no power, you have no heat, and without heat, your house gets so cold that you have to bury yourself under a 5 foot mountain of blankets to keep warm, not to mention it can kill your houseplants and even burst your water pipes!

[Jammie]

Originally Posted by triton1

Blizzards are really horrible, but for me, there is no worse winter weather than an ice storm. For me, ice storms are almost as bad as tornado warnings. Not only does the ice make roads as slippery as a skating rink, but it snaps power lines, flattens power poles and pylons, and leaves people without power for days. And in the winter, when you have no power, you have no heat, and without heat, your house gets so cold that you have to bury yourself under a 5 foot mountain of blankets to keep warm, not to mention it can kill your houseplants and even burst your water pipes!

Very true! Ice storms are horrible.

They have more things going on now on the West Coast. It looks like a succession of stormy weather is headed that way. But from what I saw, as the storms move inland, the snow may not go far enough north to reach Idaho.